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ZTGD | Toukiden: Kiwami Review

Drew Leachman writes: I seem to review a decent amount of games that originally started on the PS Vita and were then ported over to the PlayStation consoles. Every time I do, I usually start the review off by saying “I have never owned a Vita, but after playing this port, I think I should check one out.” Well, after playing Toukiden: Kiwami, maybe I should check out a PS Vita.

bmwfanatic3303d ago

Yet another good PlayStation exclusive this year.

LAST_RPG_HERO3303d ago

the game looks fun, a cross between dynasty warriors and monster hunter. the only problem is there been absolutely zero marketing for this game.

rdgneoz33303d ago (Edited 3303d ago )

Zero marketing and it came out right after Bloodborne. Hell, after playing the demo I had to really search for the full game as it wasn't on display in the store as a recent release (preorders for games releasing in several months are shown vs a game that came out 2 days ago...). Hell, on the PC store (which for some release lists the release date as April 28th, while the PS4 store has it correct) the game only comes up under bundles, which means if someone is searching "games" from the past 30 days it doesn't show.

As for the game, it's basically Monster Hunter with Japanese history / literature / mythology thrown in. You collect the souls (Mitama) of famous historical figures (like Kondo Isami from the Shinsengumi or Date Masamune), figures from Japanese literature / mythology (they have Jiraiya from the "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya" which inspired the Legendary Sannin in Naruto), folk heroes (like Sakata no Kintoki which inspired Gintoki from Gintama), and a joke character (Oda Nobunyaga - a feline samurai...). Hell, there's achievement for collecting 200, and I think there's about 300 in total. Also a ton of weapons, armor, and missions to co-op (for PS4's basically 2 games in 1).

Tex1173303d ago

It released on the same day as Bloodborne. Played the demo, and while the game is fun...It just makes me want a proper Monster Hunter on the PS4.

Kamikaze1353303d ago

I need to hurry up and finish Bloodborne so I can play this

WizzroSupreme3303d ago

A friend of mine really loves this. I'll give it a try sometime.

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Rating Each of the Vita's Localization Studios

VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "What I aim to examine in this article is the output of each of the major localization companies, in terms of what they released, what they chose not to release (including when they localized titles for other platforms but skipped the Vita version), as well as some brief commentary on the quality of their translations, before providing an overall rating on their support (outstanding -> amazing – > good -> solid -> poor).

A large part of the reason I love Vita so much is thanks to its brilliant selection of Japanese games and that’s really what I want to celebrate here, but also lament some of the missed opportunities we had along the way."

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Amazon September Game Deals Highlight: 9/7

"Amazon has added new game deals for September 7th. Deals are FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward $14, Assassins Creed Unity Limited Edition $8, Toukiden: Kiwami $21 and lots more!"

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Amazon Weekend Game Sales For Labor Day

"Amazon has added new game deals for this weekend. Deals include Battleborn $20, The Technomancer $30, Dragon Ball Xenoverse $20, Evolve $10, Forza Horizon 2 $32, Quantum Break $33 and lots more!"

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